My name is Beau Sorenson. I make recordings of sounds.
If you want the longer version, read on:
EARLY
I grew up in the woods. We lived on a dirt road.
Piano lessons and
guitar lessons. Lots of fiddling with old electronics and lots of
taking things apart. My dad had a copy
of Brain Salad Surgery, and I memorized every second of it.
MIDDLE
I made noises in garages. I got a four track. I got a guitar. I built a theremin and a
synthesizer. I broke some stuff.
I had a small pickup truck with four cassettes: Springsteen’s
Greetings from Asbury Park,
Bob Marley’s Legend,
the Beach
Boys’ Pet Sounds, and
Green Day’s Dookie. I
can still
remember when Pet Sounds wore out.
At some point, I recieved a copy of Morton Subotnik's Silver Apples of the Moon, and decided to take a detour.
SMART
I worked at Smart Studios
in Madison, WI for the better part of a decade. Smart was an amazing little studio, packed with a
fantastic assortment of esoteric recording equipment and incredible people. I had the good fortune to work with a number of incredibly creative and
talented individuals, and managed be part of some excellent recordings.
Highlights included (but were not limited to): Sparklehorse, Death Cab For Cutie, Tegan and
Sara, Garbage, Czarbles, Awesome Car Funmaker, and the Ericksons.
In early 2010, Smart announced that it would be closing, and I decided to continue working as a freelance recording engineer.
BANDS
I am an active member in two band-like objects. One of them is with my friend Sarah Saturday, and is called Gardening, Not Architecture. The other involves my dear friends Jeff Sauer and Andrew Fitzpatrick, and is called Exurbs.
OTHER
When I’m not working, I
pretend to play the drums, or the guitar, or the piano. Or I read.
Sometimes I cook. I like synthesizers and building little electronic gadgets, and I enjoy drinking coffee.